John Muir : America's first environmentalist
Lasky, Kathryn2006
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From the meadows of Scotland to the farms of Wisconsin, from the swamps of Florida to the Alaskan tundra, John Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, and an explorer, but above all, he was a naturalist. John Muir was particularly devoted to the high cliffs, waterfalls, and ancient giant sequoia trees that, through his careful influence, were set aside as the first national park in America - Yosemite. Here is the life story of the man who, moved by a commitment to wilderness everywhere, founded the Sierra Club in 1892, a conservation group that carries on his crucial work to this day.Quoting from John Muir's diaries, Kathryn Lasky tells the inspiring tale of one of Americas most dedicated environmentalists
Main title:
John Muir : America's first environmentalist / Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Stan Fellows
Author:
Lasky, KathrynFellows, Stan, illustrator
Imprint:
Massachusetts, USA : Candlewick Press, 2006
Collation:
45 pages : includes index
ISBN:
9780763662141
Local class:
JB MUI
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Famous Scots
BRN:
2410081